Die Hard - NYC Sightseeing Tours : On Location Tours Die Hard Explore Die Hard movie locations! Written by Jeb Stuart and Steven E. de Souza, Die Hard is an American action film released in 1988 starring Bruce Willis, Bonnie Bedelia, Alan Rickman, Reginald VelJohnson, and William Atherton, and directed by John McTiernan. The movie is based on a novel by Roderick Thorp titled Nothing Lasts Forever. Die Hard was filmed in and is set in Los Angeles, but a latermovie in the series (Die Hard 3) is set in New York City. Die Hard 2 (Die Hard 2: Die Harder) Die Hard 2, also known as Die Hard 2: Die Harder, is a 1990 film starring Bruce Willis reprising his role as police detective John McClane and co-stars Bonnie Bedelia, reprising her role as Holly McClane. The movie is based on a novel by Walter Wager entitled 58 Minutes. Die Hard 2 was the first movie to have a digitally-manipulated Matte Painting. Though it takes place in Dulles International Airport in Virginia, the movie was actually filmed in many other locations.

Many of the airport terminal shots were from LAX in Los Angeles, other shots were from many runways of other airports, such as Stapleton International Airport in Denver, CO. Some runway scenes were also shot at Alpena County Regional Airport in Alpena, MI. Die Hard 3 (Die Hard with a Vengeance) Die Hard with a Vengeance, also known as Die Hard 3, is the third film in the Die Hard series released in 1995. It was directed by John McTiernan and written by Jonathan Hensleigh. Many of the scenes were filmed in New York City, and you will get a chance to see these sites on our New York TV & Movie Sites Tour . You will see the New York City Water Tunnel No. 3, a then-unfinished tunnel connecting the city to reservoirs in the Catskill Mountains in upstate New York, where the chase scenes in the tunnel were filmed. Don’t forget the subway station entrance at 72nd St. and Broadway where John McClane and Zeus (Samuel Jackson) race to pick up the pay phone in order to beat the deadline imposed by the mad bomber Simon (Jeremy Irons).

Also, the Tompkins Square Park at Avenue A and 7th St. is where John and Zeus struggled to solve a riddle in order to prevent the detonation of a bomb. There is also the Federal Reserve Building at William and Liberty St. where Simon and his team tried to remove the city's gold supply. Sam went in through the front entrance while the others drove trucks along the side of the building. Die Hard 4 (Live Free or Die Hard) Live Free or Die Hard, released as Die Hard 4.0 or Die Hard 4, is the fourth installment in this series. The film takes place some 19 years after the first film, and sees McClane face a gang of cyber-terrorism. Filming for Live Free or Die Hard started in downtown Baltimore, Maryland on September 23, 2006 but it didn’t go quite as expected. Willis was injured on January 24, 2007 during a fight scene, when he was kicked above his right eye. The injury was regarded as "no big deal" and Willis saw a doctor and went home for the rest of the day.

Unfortunately, Bruce Willis' stunt double was seriously injured when he fell twenty-five feet to the pavement. He suffered broken bones in his face and fractures in both wrists and the production was temporarily shut down. Willis picked up the tab at area hotels for his stunt double's parents and visited him a number of times at the hospital. After the injuries, the movie was finally able to get going and was eventually released in June 2007. Most locations in this film were in Los Angeles, California such as 20th Century Fox Studios, Los Angeles Center Studios, Los Angeles International Airport, Hahn Plaza in the University of Southern California and many others. Come take this tour with us and catch a glimpse of some of the sites in this Die Hard thrilling series! We Suggest Super Reviewer ½ "Die Hard with a Vengeance" was the first "Die Hard" I saw in the theater and it's my favorite of the sequels. John McClane is back and this time he's not in the wrong place at the wrong time. He's the right man, being targeted by a terorrist bomber named Simon(Jeremy Irons) who wants to play a game of simon says.

If McClane doesn't do as he says, then he will blow up anything from a subway to a school in New York. McClane gets help from Zeus(Samuel L. Jackson) a guy who saves his life in Harlem, and they try to stop Simon and find out why he is doing all this. John McTeirnan was the director of the first movie and this is the only sequel he came back for, probably why it's the best. The action is phenomenal, the story is exciting, and Irons' Simon is the best of all the villains in the series, besides Hans Gruber. There are some scenes that are very over the top, but this is probably the most grounded of the entire series. Great movie, and if your looking for a roller coaster ride of a movie, then pop this bad boy back in. Everett Johnson Super Reviewer While starting off promising in the first act of the film, John McClane is teamed up this time with an Electrician, as they are being sent through a "Simon Says" game in the city, where they must obey the villain, who is shocking a big part of the first film, which was a pretty big cop out in my eyes.

This film is filled with one lazy action sequence after another and some of the dialogue, if not all of it, is very confusing and makes to sense to the plot. When I was viewing this film I could not help but role my eyes during every scene. "Die Hard with a Vengeance" is absolutely everything I hoped it wouldn't be. Uninteresting characters, horrible dialogue, and a premise that tries way too hard to be smart. This movie sucks! KJ Proulx Saber-Scorpion's Lair - LEGO Die Hard - John McClane Minifigs by Maegan Stebbins - John McLane Die Hard NOTE: All creations and comments on this page are by my sister, Maegan Stebbins, also known as Werewolf on The Saber-Scorpion's Lair Forums . Her webpage: (under construction) Die Hard ï¿½Forty stories of sheer adventure!ï¿½ Christmas Eve.

Running and hiding, barefoot, in the large and terrorist-occupied Nakatomi Tower, John McClane is experiencing what he will soon learn is the first of a series of events that he will manage to get himself into without ever wanting it, effectively making him "the wrong man in the wrong place at the wrong time." Or is he the right man? Up against the merciless Hans Gruber, leader of the men who have infiltrated the building, McClane fights alone against this group of twelve elite terrorists. Here is John McClane from the first Die Hard film (my personal favorite of both the films and these minifigs). I would like for you to note the presence of several things: first of all, his back and chest decals are accurate right down to the last stain on his shirt and the shape of his belt buckle. Secondly, the strap on his MP5 was sewn (thanks to my mother's skills) to fit his MP5, and cut to the right length from a piece of black cloth. Thirdly, remember how he was barefoot through basically the entire movie? Take a look at his feet! Fourthly, look closely at his hairpiece. It's shaved down some in the front just for Bruce Willis.

Also, I personally think this head is a good one for Bruce Willis: it even has his charming smile! Here's a shot of McClane's back, again with accurate stains. When it comes to minifigs of my favorite actors from my favorite movies, I try to pack in as much detail as I can. And here's McClane with his Beretta M92... and yes, I know that BrickArms gun is actually supposed to be a Colt. But until Will over at BrickArms actually makes a Beretta (which he REALLY needs to), I'm just going to keep using that one as a substitute. And finally, here's McClane without a pistol or a MP5. No, that never happened in the movie, really, he always had his weapons somewhere on his person, but this is just giving you a good look at him. Die Hard 2: Die Harder ï¿½They say lightning never strikes twiceï¿½ they were wrong!ï¿½ Now a L.A. Lieutenant detective, McClane finds himself at the Dulles International Airport of Washington D.C. with terrorists intercepting all the planes to take hold of the flight of one Ramon Esperanza, a drug lord.

Little do these terrorists realize, however, that they chose the wrong airport - McClane is now racing to end their operation, for one of the flights designated to arrive at the airport that night is one his wife, Holly, is on. Here is John McClane from the second Die Hard film. Notice his LA police Lieutenant badge, which is hanging on his belt and the undershirt visible at his neck. Again I'm afraid I've used a BrickArms Colt as a Beretta... sorry, but it's the best thing that fits. Here's a shot of McClane with his pistol put away. And finally, here's a shot of McClane's back. Die Hard 3: Die Hard with a Vengeance (aka "Die Hardest") This time it's personal. ï¿½Think Fast. Look Alive.

Die Hard.ï¿½ Returning to New York City one year after the DC incident, McClane now finds himself taken off suspension after being ordered on a certain strange job by the mysterious terrorist Simon, who continues to call the NYPD with threats and demands, and if they are not met, he will make them pay by making "another big bang in a very public place." One thing, of course, leads to another, and McClane again finds himself in the middle of another intense race to stop a cunning terrorist leader. Here is John McClane from the third Die Hard film, my personal second favorite of the series. Much to my joy, a lot of parts in Die Hard 3 find McClane back in his white undershirt. Notice how McClane's badge, which is hanging around his neck, is now a NYPD badge instead of a LA one, as it was on the Die Hard 2 minifig. And yes, I've used a Colt as a Beretta again, I know. Here's a shot of McClane's back. Notice the blood on the back of his shirt. Yes, that was there in the movie. Trust me. And finally, here's a shot of McClane with his pistol put away.

Die Hard 4: Live Free or Die Hard ï¿½Yippee Ki Yay Mo - John 6:27ï¿½ Now we see McClane around twelve years later, now with a shaved head but with his same signature attitude as always. This time he is in the middle of a digital terrorist incident, a "fire sale," the hacking of the entire country. He must stop the terrorist Thomas Gabriel before the entire country is shut down and face his elite terrorist forces along the way. Here is John McClane from the fourth Die Hard film, Live Free or Die Hard (known as Die Hard 4.0 in Europe and many other countries). Here he is, from the latest Die Hard film (and hopefully not the last)! Thanks to the greenish lighting of the modern-style film, I know his shirt sometimes looked rather green, but in general I'd call it something more along the lines of dark tan. Here's a shot of McClane's back. And finally, here's a shot of him with his gun away. Well, that's all for now, everybody. I hope you like the minifigs. Yippee-ki-yay!

NOTE: The character minifigs shown on this page were made using custom decals (or "stickers" or "labels" if you prefer). If you would like to make your own minifigs, I now provide a printing service for my decals. Just click here: Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995) - IMDb IMDb There was an error trying to load your rating for this title. Some parts of this page won't work property. Please reload or try later. X Beta I'm Watching This! Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Error Die Hard with a Vengeance ( 1995 ) R | John McClane and a Harlem store owner are targeted by German terrorist Simon Gruber in New York City, where he plans to rob the Federal Reserve Building.

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Director: Len Wiseman John McClane, officer of the NYPD, tries to save his wife Holly Gennaro and several others that were taken hostage by German terrorist Hans Gruber during a Christmas party at the Nakatomi Plaza in Los Angeles. Director: John McTiernan John McClane travels to Russia to help out his seemingly wayward son, Jack, only to discover that Jack is a CIA operative working undercover, causing the father and son to team up against underworld forces. Director: John Moore After arriving in India, Indiana Jones is asked by a desperate village to find a mystical stone. He agrees, and stumbles upon a secret cult plotting a terrible plan in the catacombs of an ancient palace. Director: Steven Spielberg After visiting 2015, Marty McFly must repeat his visit to 1955 to prevent disastrous changes to 1985...without interfering with his first trip. Director: Robert Zemeckis Enjoying a peaceable existence in 1885, Doctor Emmet Brown is about to be killed by Buford "Mad Dog" Tannen. Marty McFly travels back in time to save his friend.

Director: Robert Zemeckis A cybernetic warrior from a post-apocalyptic future travels back in time to protect a 19-year old drifter and his future wife from a most advanced robotic assassin and to ensure they both survive a nuclear attack. Director: Jonathan Mostow 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8/10 X A seemingly indestructible humanoid cyborg is sent from 2029 to 1984 to assassinate a waitress, whose unborn son will lead humanity in a war against the machines, while a soldier from that war is sent to protect her at all costs. Director: James Cameron A team of commandos on a mission in a Central American jungle find themselves hunted by an extraterrestrial warrior. Director: John McTiernan After discovering that an asteroid the size of Texas is going to impact Earth in less than a month, N.A.S.A. recruits a misfit team of deep core drillers to save the planet. Director: Michael Bay Famed archaeologist/adventurer Dr.

Henry "Indiana" Jones is called back into action when he becomes entangled in a Soviet plot to uncover the secret behind mysterious artifacts known as the Crystal Skulls. Director: Steven Spielberg Edit Storyline John McClane is now almost a full-blown alcoholic and is suspended from the NYPD. But when a bomb goes off in the Bonwit Teller Department Store the police go insane trying to figure out what's going on. Soon, a man named Simon calls and asks for McClane. Simon tells Inspector Walter Cobb that McClane is going to play a game called "Simon Says". He says that McClane is going to do the tasks he assigns him. If not, he'll blow off another bomb. With the help of a Harlem electrician, John McClane must race all over New York trying to figure out the frustrating puzzles that the crafty terrorist gives him. But when a bomb goes off in a subway station right by the Federal Reserve (the biggest gold storage in the world) things start to get heated up. Written by SARSman1793 When the theater goes dark, the roof blows off.

See more » Genres: Rated R for strong violence and pervasive strong language | See all certifications » Parents Guide: 19 May 1995 (USA) See more » Also Known As: Die Hard: New York See more » Filming Locations: Did You Know? Trivia Eventhough this film's domestic box office is only about 100 million dollars, its massive international box office (which is about 266 million dollars) makes this film the "highest worldwide box office winner of 1995". This movie is perhaps one of the few movies (may be the only one) that could manage to become the "biggest worldwide box office winner of the year" when its domestic box office was not even in the top 5. See more » Goofs In the cab, when John and Zeus are introducing themselves, out the back window you can see an SUV going in and out of the picture. There's a crew member with a camera pointed out of the passenger window. See more » Quotes John McClane : [driving in a stolen business man's car] This thing got airbags? Zeus : Your side does, I don't know about mi... [shouts] Embassy Music Corp.

/ Music Sales Corp. (BMI) CD Title: "Thelonious Monk / Joe Turner in Paris" Courtesy of RCA Victor/Disques VOGUE (New York City) – See all my reviews Series note: Although the Die Hard films obviously follow one another chronologically in the film's universe, they are not really constructed as chapters in a novel. You could watch them in any order, but to give the characters more depth, and make better sense of a couple minor references, I would still recommend watching them in order. In my Die Hard 2 (1990) review, I complained (although apologetically) a bit about the lapses in internal logic. It ended up being somewhat excusable, because I read Die Hard 2 as a satire of the genre as much as a serious action film. With Die Hard 3, John McTiernan is back at the helm, as he was for Die Hard (1988), and the result is once again a more serious action film (containing some comic relief, of course) with very taut internal logic.

In fact, Die Hard: With a Vengeance is so well constructed, so well acted and so well directed that I like it just as much, if not better, than Die Hard. John McClane (Bruce Willis) is once again separated from his wife, and he's once again living and working as a cop in New York City. As the film begins, he is on a temporary suspension for some never-specified infraction (it works better that it isn't specified, as it enables us to imagine all kinds of crazy things that this gruff character might have done). After a bomb explodes at the Bonwit Teller department store, a mysterious person calling himself "Simon" calls the police taking credit and asking to speak with McClane--or he'll detonate further bombs in crowded areas. They rouse McClane from the aftermath of a drunken stupor. He shows up at the police station with a hangover, looking haggard. "Simon" is fond of riddles and makes McClane engage in a bizarre game of "Simon Says".

The first task is for McClane to head up to Harlem and stand on a street corner in his skivvies wearing a sandwich board that says only, "I Hate Blacks" (using a more inflammatory epithet than "blacks"). Of course, he almost gets killed, but at the last minute, a reluctant savior in the form of a local shopkeeper, Zeus Carver (Samuel L. Jackson), helps save his butt. Unwittingly, Carver ends up embroiled in the Simon Says games with McClane, with increasingly serious stakes. Just who is Simon? Why is he toying with McClane? I should note that I was predisposed to like this film. I like Bruce Willis a lot, but I especially love Samuel L. Jackson. The combination of the two here is simply magical. They have remarkable chemistry and the characters that scriptwriter Jonathan Hensleigh has drawn enable both deep tension and hilarious comic moments between the two. But the film succeeds on more than the charisma of its two principal actors. Die Hard: With a Vengeance has a fantastic, intelligent plot.

Hensleigh ties his villain to the story of the first film in a semi-satirical way that gives the motivation for the "Simon Says" games great depth. The Simon Says games manage to be silly, smart, humorous and great catalysts for dramatic tension at the same time. There are subtle jokes about New York City, New York City cops, "reverse racism", European opinions of American intelligence, and so on. And of course, there are many edge-of-your-seat, nail-biting action sequences involving a wide variety of environments in the New York City area. The wide variety of environments was a nice change over the more limited settings of the previous two films, and gives Die Hard: With a Vengeance a feel almost like an adventure film. It's remarkable that Hensleigh and McTiernan were able to sustain such a high level of excellence throughout. If you look at Die Hard: With a Vengeance from a broader perspective, the whole is constructed something like one of Simon's puzzles. Every scene leads inevitably, logically to the next scene, even though the film takes many "left turns", and the solution of one dilemma to the next often involves split-second timing.

It's often said that McTiernan and Hensleigh simply ignored Die Hard 2, and in terms of direct plot and dialogue references, this may be true, but they still give Die Hard 2 a nod by having an attendant humor--often almost "goofy" humor--in many action scenes. One of the most direct nods occurs with McClane "riding" something of an explosion (of water this time). This is one of the more hilarious scenes of the film. As for subtexts, they are similar to those of the first Die Hard, with some interesting additions. There is an intriguing parallel between McClane's disheveled state, the typical New York City chaos, and the attempts to further undermine stability from the villain. Focusing on this aspect, Carver provides more of a dependable, even-keeled balance. There are also direct references to very contemporary political subtexts--with foreigners having in mind that the U.S. has socio-economic power disproportionately in its favor. They claim to want to redress the imbalance, although in this film, at least, the claim may end up being a false representation--there appears to be corruption undermining it.

However, it's interesting that there is yet another "twist" towards the end that shows the claim may not have been as corrupt as we initially believed, even if it still seems a bit mad and/or megalomaniacal. It's also interesting that the resolution is reached on foreign ground. But the subtexts in Die Hard: With a Vengeance may be even more minor focuses than in the previous two films. Instead the focus is on the spectacle of a tightly told, thrilling action/adventure story. That's all the film needs to succeed as well as it does. 118 of 137 people found this review helpful. Was this review helpful to you? Yes Die Hard (1988) Die Hard (1988) The 'Die Hard' Films - Part 1 Die Hard (1988) d. John McTiernan, 131 minutes Film Plot Summary New York detective/cop Lt.

Bruce McClane (Bruce Willis) took a flight to Los Angeles, arriving on Christmas Eve, 1988, with plans to join his estranged wife (of six months) Holly Gennero/McClane (Bonnie Bedelia) at a holiday party in her place of business, the 40 story high-rise Nakatomi Plaza Towers in Century City. A fast-talking, inquisitive limo driver named Argyle (De'voreaux White), paid for by the Nakatomi Corporation, drove him to the building, and promised to wait for him in the underground parking garage, pending the outcome of his renewed reconciliation with Holly. He entered the Christmas Eve party already in progress on the 30th floor, where he met the CEO Joe Takagi (James Shigeta), and was led to Holly's private office - her position was Director of Corporate Affairs. When McClane first saw Holly, Takagi commended her as a successful career woman: "She was made for the business. Tough as nails." While washing up in the bathroom, Holly invited him to use the spare bedroom at her house, where she lived with their two daughters, although they bickered about long-standing issues between them.

Downstairs, two assailants, one of whom was nasty, long blonde-haired henchman Karl Vreski (Alexander Godunov), entered the lobby and shot the front-desk officer and security guard, while in the parking area, a truck opened up with ten other heavily-armed, hi-tech terrorists, led by the classic bad-guy villain Hans Gruber (Alan Rickman), a well-read ex-member of the radical West German Volksfrei movement. As they infiltrated into the building, one of the men, a black technical-computer expert named Theo (Clarence Gilyard, Jr.), locked up all the elevator access and the outer entrances of the building, and another cut off all phone communications. The gunmen interrupted the party with gunfire, and took all the guests hostage, including McClane's wife. McClane, in a white T-shirt and barefooted, watched from the wash-room and then fled to various upper floors, keeping track of which ones were operational or under-construction. Gruber addressed the frightened party-goers, citing the corporation's greed and power worldwide, and then took CEO Takagi away.

In Takagi's executive offices (where McClane overheard their conversations), he was threatened to reveal the computer's passcodes, to access the $640 million dollars in negotiable bearer bonds locked in the Japanese corporation's vault. When Takagi refused, Gruber shot him point-blank in the head. The terrorists were forced to try to break into the vault "the hard way." Theo told Gruber that it would take a half-hour to break the code, and two and a half hours to disable six other mechanical locks on the vault, leaving the seventh and final lock ("the electromagnetic seal") with circuits that could not be cut locally. Gruber replied confidently: "Trust me." To distract the terrorists and alert outside authorities, McClane activated a fire alarm on the 32nd floor, but the alarm was cancelled and the system deactivated. During a struggle with one of the German terrorists (Karl's brother) sent to investigate, McClane broke his neck and then took his machine-gun, ammunition and other items from his satchel.

He sent the dead body down to the 30th floor on the elevator (with "Now I Have a Machine Gun - Ho-Ho-Ho" spelled out on his sweatshirt) to alert the terrorists of his presence (and his ability to thwart their efforts), as he stealthily entered the elevator shaft. On the building's roof, he used a two-way CB radio (on a reserved channel) to send out a "May-Day" alert about the terrorist take-over, and although he was not taken seriously, a black-and-white "drive-by" was ordered. While buying snacks at an AM-PM Mini-Mart (gas was 74.9 cents/gallon!), LAPD Sgt. Al Powell (Reginald VelJohnson) was notified of a Code 2 at the nearby Nakatomi Building in Century City, and proceeded to the area. When the terrorists overheard his alert, McClane escaped their gunfire and pursuit by moving through a maze of airducts and ventilation/elevator shafts from the rooftop, in a tense cat-and-mouse sequence. McClane killed two more terrorists, Heinrich (Gary Roberts) and Marco (Lorenzo Caccialanza), and took detonators from Heinrich's bag.

To alert Officer Powell to problems inside (Powell had determined he was on a "wild goose chase"), McClane heaved the dead body of Marco out of the skyscraper onto his patrol car as he pulled away. Powell radioed in: "Police under automatic rifle fire at Nakatomi. I need back-up assistance now!" Sirens sounded from multiple police cars as the building was surrounded by LAPD, although Gruber called it only "inconvenient timing." When McClane radioed Gruber, he was called the "mysterious party crasher" and "Mr. Mystery Guest" - and misidentified as a security guard. For clarity's sake, McClane identified himself: "Just a fly in the ointment, Hans, the monkey in the wrench, the pain in the ass..." Gruber wasn't satisfied: "You know my name, but who are you? Just another American who saw too many movies as a child? Another orphan of a bankrupt culture who thinks he's John Wayne? Rambo? Marshal Dillon?" McClane responded: "I was always kinda partial to Roy Rogers actually.

I really liked those sequined shirts." When Gruber replied: "Do you really think you have a chance against us, Mr. Cowboy?", McClane delivered his most familiar line: "Yippee-kai-yay, motherf--ker." On the radio with Powell throughout the remainder of the siege, McClane (calling himself "Roy") described the tense situation on the 30th floor with hostages, calling the terrorists "bad-ass perpetrators." SWAT teams, the FBI in helicopters, and a live-mobile news crew arrived at the scene to report on the incident of international terrorism. (Meanwhile, in the basement garage, Argyle finally learned of the situation, but found he was locked in). Cantankerous, stubborn and clueless Deputy Police Chief Dwayne T. Robinson (Paul Gleason) ordered an all-out assault of the building by his SWAT team, unaware of the ambush being prepared to greet them, as McClane worriedly called them "macho assholes." The terrorists set up a massive rocket launcher to repel the attack of an LAPD armored R.V. (Theo exclaimed as the vehicle exploded: "Oh my God, the quarterback is toast!").

To prevent further devastation, McClane opened the elevator doors and sent C4 plastic explosives down the shaft ("Geronimo, motherf--ker") - wiping out a few more terrorists on the lower floors who were firing on the SWAT team. Calling himself Gruber's "white knight," Holly's egotistical co-worker Harry Ellis (Hart Bochner) negotiated with the lead terrorist, telling him that he could reveal McClane: "I can give him to you" - Gruber learned McClane's name and occupation (NYPD officer). Ellis, by radio, attempted to convince McClane to "stop messing up the works," and asked him to reveal the location of the detonators so that no one else would get hurt. When Gruber realized that Ellis was lying and didn't really know McClane, Ellis was summarily shot dead. Gruber then spoke to police chief Robinson, falsely demanding the release of "revolutionary brothers and sisters" around the world in prison. If they complied within two hours, he promised that the hostages would be taken to the building's roof to accompany them in helicopters to the Los Angeles International Airport. When two FBI agents arrived (both named Johnson (Robert Davi and Grand L.

Bush)), they took over responsibility from Robinson for the siege of the building. McClane confronted Gruber face-to-face, not realizing who he was when the terrorist gave him a real pseudonym, Bill Clay, and explained how he was one of the party-goers attempting to send a signal from the roof. After McClane had given him a gun to help, Gruber demanded that McClane drop the detonators in his satchel. The gun was not loaded, however, and McClane was enabled to escape (without his satchel) when Gruber's henchmen arrived and peppered him with machine-gun fire (spraying the area with shattered glass) - but he was able to kill two more bad guys. McClane suffered bloodied feet after having to walk through shards of sharp glass. The FBI ordered city engineers to cut the building's power (within grid 212, an area encompassing 10 square blocks), exactly what Gruber wanted, so that the seventh "electromagnetic seal" or lock could be released ("the circuits that cannot be cut are cut automatically in response to a terrorist incident. You asked for miracles. I give you the FBI").

The safe's vault opened, to the tune of Beethoven's "Ode to Joy" movement from the 9th Symphony, revealing the bonds. The FBI then ordered fully armed helicopter support to approach the rooftop (rather than transports), while Gruber planned to blow the roof when they touched down (and then escape with the bonds in an emergency vehicle readied for him in the basement). McClane confessed to Powell that he wanted to convey to his wife that "she's the best thing that ever happened to a bum like me" and to apologize for not being supportive of her. Meanwhile, ambitious LA TV reporter Richard Thornburg (William Atherton) tracked down Holly's address and forced his way in to interview Holly and John's two children. McClane confirmed, from investigating the roof, that Gruber had set it to be detonated with C4 explosives - and radioed Powell to warn him of the double-cross: "The whole roof of the building is wired to..." but was seized by Karl before he finished his message.

They viciously fought against each other, as the FBI helicopters (now armed with guns) approached, and Gruber learned from Thornburg's exclusive TV report (and a family portrait at Holly's desk) that McClane's wife was Holly Gennero. As he ordered the other hostages to the roof, Gruber kidnapped Holly as his own personal hostage. After their long struggle, McClane presumably killed Karl by strangling him with a heavy chain, and then charged up to the roof where he: (1) discovered that Holly was missing and had been taken prisoner on the 30th floor, and (2) ordered the hostages to flee downstairs to escape the wired-to-blow roof. However, he was misinterpreted as being one of the terrorists by the FBI agents in the helicopters and was shot at ("I'm on your side, you assholes!"). He then unraveled a long fire hose, tied himself to it, and jumped off the side of the building as he was assaulted a second time by helicopter fire. At the same time, Gruber detonated the roof and destroyed one of the helicopters in the process.

McClane precariously dangled over the face of the skyscraper, then shot out the large pane of glass in front of him, swung himself into another floor, and untied himself before being dragged to his death. Meanwhile, Argyle foiled the escape scheme in the basement by ramming the emergency vehicle, driven by Theo, that was preparing to take Gruber from the building - he also knocked Theo unconscious. McClane confronted Gruber (holding a gun on Holly in front of him) and one other remaining terrorist, asking about the incredulous robbery that required the destruction of the entire building ("Why'd you have to nuke the entire building, Hans?") - Gruber replied that it was to make it look like everyone died. McClane was forced to drop his gun and admit "You got me," but still managed to shoot them (with a loaded gun with his last two bullets, taped to his back) - he injured Gruber ("Happy trails, Hans") and killed the second remaining terrorist. In the exciting and climactic confrontation between McClane and Gruber, the injured Gruber stumbled backwards and crashed through a pane of glass while holding onto Holly's arm and metal watchband, nearly dragging her with him.

McClane rushed forward and grabbed her, released the band, and watched as Gruber unforgettably fell to his death 30 stories below, while Robinson watched and commented from the ground below: "Oh, I hope that's not a hostage." Bloodied and exhausted, McClane joyously kissed Holly. As they exited from the front of the building, McClane had his first face-to-face meeting with Powell, and introduced him to his wife (who noticeably identified herself as "Holly McClane"). As Robinson senselessly charged McClane with responsibility for Ellis' murder, property damage, and interfering with police business, terrorist Karl - thought to be dead - suddenly appeared screaming and aiming a machine gun at McClane. Powell drew his gun, the first time he had done so since accidentally killing a 13 year-old boy years earlier, and decisively shot him dead. As limo driver Argyle drove in to pick up the couple, TV reporter Thornburg attempted to interview McClane about his "incredible ordeal" - Holly punched him squarely in the face during the live broadcast ("Did you get that?").

Argyle joked as he prepared to drive them away: "If this is their idea of Christmas, I've gotta be here for New Year's," to the tune of Bing Crosby's singing of: "Let It Snow." Film Notables (Awards, Facts, etc.) This highly-acclaimed, big-budget action film (and quintessential guy film) was the first in a series of films stretching over a period of 20 years, featuring Bruce Willis as wise-cracking, tough-guy NYC police cop John McClane with real human vulnerabilities, the protagonist in all four films. A fifth film was also added to the series: A Good Day to Die Hard (2013). 11 terrorists were killed (including the chief terrorist who fell off the building). Based on Roderick Thorp's 1979 novel Nothing Lasts Forever. Nominated for four Academy Awards (with no wins), including Best Sound Effects Editing, Best Film Editing, Best Sound and Best Visual Effects. From a production budget of approximately $28 million, the film's box-office was $83 million (domestic) and $140.7 million (worldwide).

The film (and its many sequels) were known for McClane's oft-censored line of dialogue: "Yippee-kai-yay, motherf--ker." Lt. Bruce McClane

Question: In which city was the third Die Hard film set
Answer: New York